Tracing the unique Purim traditions of Cochin Jewry

The unique Purim traditions of the Cochin Jewish community, particularly the use of effigies as symbols of resistance and social inversion, have disappeared following the community's migration to Israel, according to a new study by Prof. Shalva Weil from the Seymour Fox School of Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Once deeply embedded in their communal identity in India, these traditions faded as the community integrated into the broader global Jewish experience. Prof. Weil spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal about the cultural legacy of the community. (Photo: Cochin Jews at the 450th year celebration of the Paradesi synagogue, December 2017. Shalva Weil)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.